Since the CT90 qualifies as a motorcycle (just barely) it required insurance, titling and licensing. Cost of Insurance, Full Coverage: $8/month Cost of Inspection: $10 Cost of Sales Tax, Title, and License: $110 And since it qualifies as a motorcycle, it means that I have to have a motorcycle license. Cost of Motorcycle Permit: …
Tag: Missouri
Mar 16
Kansas City Snow Update
For years I have publicly criticized Kansas City and Jackson County for doing a poor/inadequate/shoddy job of clearing snow from their streets and roads, especially when smaller and poorer Lafayette County could seem to get theirs cleared. I make no apologies for that. However, when I went to work last Wednesday it was Lafayette whose …
Dec 01
Goodbye 2nd Street Books
I have written before about 2nd Street Books in Osceola, Missouri—pretty much my favorite bookstore ever. Sunday morning after Thanksgiving this was all that was left of it: The entire building, as well as a couple of others, caught fire Saturday night. I bought a lot of my favorite books, and favorite editions of books, …
Nov 16
Dairy Queen, Windsor, Missouri
Some people put plastic flamingos on their front lawns. In Windsor, Missouri, this person put a tiny Dairy Queen on his. I’m not knocking it; we would have gone except we were still full of amazing campfire-cooked bacon, eggs, and sausage.
Nov 10
Review: China Dragon
While on vacation we tried out a Chinese restaurant my brother recommended, China Dragon in Concordia, Missouri. It’s a little place on the main drag—restaurant only, no buffet. The Food The food was very good, and the portions are large. I don’t know about you, but I’m picky about my favorite dish, pork lo-mein. Some …
Oct 09
Write in candidate
This entire non-window surface of this eastbound and down van is covered in spray paint. The occupants (or, vandals) are endorsing Leonard Steinman for governor of Missouri. The side of the van says, ‘Missouri news media are prositutes.’ It could be that they don’t know how to spell, or I suppose they could just be …
Jan 22
Quotable: Sam Duncan
“From the day that you’re born to the day you ride in the hearse things are never so bad that they couldn’t get worse.” Sam Duncan was an African American educator in Higginsville, Missouri from the 1950s-1970s where he taught a number of classes and coached several sports. The high school’s football field is named …
Jan 04
Review: Bates City Café
Heather and I stopped in at the Bates City Café last week. Having lived in Bates City for one miserable year, I try to avoid the town. However, since the gas station became a Valero franchise it’s really the quickest way to stop and get gas between Kansas City and Concordia. When Heather and I …
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